{"id":31765,"date":"2014-09-17T17:46:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T17:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/button-maker\/"},"modified":"2016-08-26T10:08:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T10:08:05","slug":"button-maker","status":"closed","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/button-maker\/","author":6680264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.4","stable_tag":"trunk","tested":"4.6.30","requires":"3.2","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":"","header_name":"Button Maker","header_author":"Pluginhandy","header_description":"","assets_banners_color":"75a58a","last_updated":"2016-08-26 10:08:05","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"http:\/\/pluginhandy.com\/donate\/","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"http:\/\/pluginhandy.com\/","rating":3.2,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":40,"downloads":15883,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":[],"upgrade_notice":{"":"<p>No major upgrades to date<\/p>"},"ratings":{"1":"2","2":0,"3":0,"4":"1","5":"2"},"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.png":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.png","revision":"993581","resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets"},"banner-772x250.png":{"filename":"banner-772x250.png","revision":"993581","resolution":"772x250","location":"assets"}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":[],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":"992186","resolution":"1","location":"assets"},"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":"992186","resolution":"2","location":"assets"},"screenshot-3.png":{"filename":"screenshot-3.png","revision":"992186","resolution":"3","location":"assets"}},"screenshots":{"1":"Button Maker","2":"Button Maker"}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[485,6283,172,1602,15111],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[82803],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-31765","plugin","type-plugin","status-closed","hentry","plugin_tags-button","plugin_tags-button-generator","plugin_tags-buttons","plugin_tags-call-to-action","plugin_tags-create-button","plugin_contributors-colinph970","plugin_committers-colinph970"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/button-maker_75a58a.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/button-maker\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=992186","caption":"Button Maker"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/button-maker\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=992186","caption":"Button Maker"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/button-maker\/assets\/screenshot-3.png?rev=992186","caption":""}],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>A great new button maker for Wordpress - extremely powerful and so simple that anyone can use it to create superb and beautiful interactive buttons on any Wordpress page or post.\nGreat for creating any type of button including:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Call to Action<\/li>\n<li>Navigation Options<\/li>\n<li>Affiliate Redirects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>People love to press buttons just to see what happens!<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>No coding knowledge required, simply install the plugin and it does the rest<\/li>\n<li>Create as many buttons as you want and save them for future use<\/li>\n<li>Select which buttons you want placing in line across your site from the ones you have saved<\/li>\n<li>Place buttons in any order you want at the click of a button<\/li>\n<li>Add and subtract buttons as you wish<\/li>\n<li>Preview buttons before you place them on you\u00a0site<\/li>\n<li>Record post or page impressions and clicks on each button so you can test which works best<\/li>\n<li>Impressions and clicks can be easily reset to zero to allow repeat testing<\/li>\n<li>Works with Wordpress 4.1<\/li>\n<li>3 types of button shapes<\/li>\n<li>Color picker, so you can select virtually unlimited color combinations<\/li>\n<li>Comes with full 5 site licence for up to 5 sites that you personally own<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>You can read instructions for use at <a href=\"http:\/\/pluginhandy.com\/how-to-use\/\">Using Button Maker<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear your ideas about adding extra features to this plugin. You can request new additional features at <a href=\"http:\/\/pluginhandy.com\/contact-us\/\">Request Extra Feature<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>BUTTON MAKER PRO IS NOW AVAILABLE AT <a href=\"http:\/\/pluginhandy.com\/buttonmaker\/\">Button Maker Pro<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lAgg6wQ8Vao&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ul>\n<li>For automatic installation:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Login to your website and go to the Plugins section of your admin panel.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Add New button.<\/li>\n<li>Under Install Plugins, click the Upload link.<\/li>\n<li>Select the plugin zip file from your computer then click the Install Now button.<\/li>\n<li>You should see a message stating that the plugin was installed successfully.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Activate Plugin link.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<ul>\n<li>For manual installation:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ol>\n<li>You should have access to the server where WordPress is installed. If you don't, see your system administrator.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the plugin zip file up to your server and unzip it somewhere on the file system.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the \u201cbutton maker\u201d folder into the \/wp-content\/plugins directory of your WordPress installation.<\/li>\n<li>Login to your website and go to the Plugins section of your admin panel.<\/li>\n<li>Look for \u201cButton Maker\u201d and click Activate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<p>*How do I create a button?<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>Once installed you will have the \u201cMy Buttons\u201d option on the left hand side in your admin panel:<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>If you hover over this you will see two options: \u201cMy Buttons\u201d and \u201cAdd New Button\u201d<\/p><\/li>\n<li>You will have no buttons created yet so let\u2019s start by clicking on the \u201cAdd New Button\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll see several options:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00a0\n* Fill in the options as follows:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cEnter Text\u201d \u00a0\u2013 Enter the text that you wish to see on the button.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelect Font Size\u201d \u2013 Select the required font size \u2013 I recommend 14px or 16px<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelect Font Color\u201d \u2013 Select the required font color. Black or white is best depending on the button color.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelect Background Color\u201d \u2013 select the color of the button using the color picker.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelect Background Hover Color\u201d \u2013 this is the color that the button will exhibit when you hover the cursor above it.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEnter url\u201d \u2013 select the url that the user will go to when clicking on the button.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEnter height\u201d \u2013 select the height of the button in pixels<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEnter width\u201d \u2013 select the width of the button in pixels<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSelect Shape\u201d \u2013 click on the radio button for the shape you desire<\/li>\n<li>Now click on \u201cPreview\u201d to see what the button will look like. Go back and modify as required.<\/li>\n<li>Once you are happy with the buttons appearance click on \u201cSave\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Repeat the above actions to create and save as many buttons as you want.<\/li>\n<li>Go back to \u201cMy Buttons\u201d on the left side of the admin panel and click on \u201cMy Buttons\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll now see a list of buttons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00a0\n* There are 8 columns:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cShow?\u201d \u2013 check this to see the button in a particular post or page.\u00a0THE DEFAULT IS OFF SO IF YOU WISH YOUR BUTTON TO APPEAR IN A POST OR PAGE YOU MUST CHECK THIS!<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNo.\u201d is simply the number of the button created<\/li>\n<li>\u201cText\u201d is the chosen text which will appear on the button<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClicks\u201d is the number of clicks this button has received since it was installed on a post or page<\/li>\n<li>\u201cImpressions\u201d is the number of impressions that the post or page has received<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClick rate\u201d is the proportion of clicks to impressions expressed as a percentage<\/li>\n<li>\u201cActions\u201d: there are three possible options:<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEdit\u201d allows you to edit the appearance of the button<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDelete\u201d will delete that button<\/li>\n<li>\u201cReset the stats\u201d will reset both clicks and impressions to zero<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrder\u201d is the order in which you want the buttons to appear across the page \u2013 you can change this as required.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure the \u201cShow?\u201d radio button is checked for each button you want to see on a page or post<\/li>\n<li>Enter the order of the buttons you want to see on a page or post, from left to right. I recommend three or four in total.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cSave\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Ok, you are now ready to place the buttons.<\/li>\n<li>Go to your chosen post or page and ensure your cursor is where you want the buttons to appear.<\/li>\n<li><p>Add the following shortcode:<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>custom_buttons_shortcode<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>YOU MUST ENCLOSE THIS IN SQUARE BRACKETS!<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>This must be entered exactly as it appears above. Publish or Update the post\/page.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>You can read instructions for use at <a href=\"http:\/\/pluginhandy.com\/how-to-use\/\">Using Button Maker<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>We\u2019d love to hear your ideas about adding extra features to this plugin. You can request new additional features at <a href=\"http:\/\/pluginhandy.com\/contact-us\/\">Request Extra Feature<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>THAT\u2019S IT!<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Now go to the page or post and view your buttons in action!\n\u00a0<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.4<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Updated for WP 4.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Buttons now open links in a new tab or window<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Deactivating Button Maker no longer removes the buttons stored in the database<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Issue 1.1: Changes made to files to resolve permissions problem when saving buttons.<\/p>","raw_excerpt":"This is a plugin which creates beautiful interactive buttons on a Wordpress post or page.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/31765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31765"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/colinph970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=31765"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=31765"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=31765"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=31765"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=31765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}